Indonesia

Malaysia’s Digital Penang, Indonesia’s KUMPUL renew partnership to strengthen cross-border startup ecosystem

Malaysia's digitalization agency Digital Penang and Indonesia's startup ecosystem KUMPUL have renewed their memorandum of understanding for 2026 to 2027, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the startup, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem across Malaysia and the region.

Indosat, Adobe, Indonesia’s Ministry of Creative Economy to jointly equip creators with AI tools

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Adobe, and Indonesia's Ministry of Creative Economy will jointly help Indonesians turn digital access and creativity into economic opportunity, combining Indosat's nationwide reach, Adobe's AI-powered creative tools, and the Ministry's creative economy ecosystem.

Danantara Indonesia issues $1.5B international bond

Indonesia's state-owned fund Danantara Indonesia has successfully issued $1.5 billion international bond.

Indonesia’s investment advisory startup Recompound sees opportunities from stock market rout [interview]

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto expects the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index's (JCI) post-January 2026 slump to increase retail investor demand for the Indonesian investment advisory startup's structured portfolio advisory services.

Nokia, Indosat, NVIDIA to deploy AI-ready 5G network across Indonesia

Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison will jointly modernize Indosat's nationwide mobile network in Indonesia through the deployment of advanced 5G Radio Access Network technologies, with NVIDIA developing AI-integrated network capabilities.

Singapore’s insurtech Igloo launches AI travel insurance assistant in Indonesia, boosting purchase decision 44%

Singapore-based insurtech company Igloo has launched Igi, an AI travel insurance assistant in Indonesia that guides customers through the full purchase journey within a single conversational interface.

Igloo partners with Chubb Life to distribute insurance solutions across Vietnam and Indonesia

Igloo, Singapore-based insurtech company, today announced Tuesday a strategic partnership with Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam Company Limited and PT Chubb Life Insurance Indonesia (Chubb Life), to distribute insurance solutions across Vietnam and Indonesia through Ignite by Igloo, its insurance sales intermediary platform and network.

Singapore-based data center developer BDx secures 1.2 GW of power in Indonesia with state utility PLN

BDX Indonesia, under BDx Data Centers, has secured 1.2 GW of power capacity across its Indonesia portfolio through a strategic partnership with PT PLN (Persero), Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider.

Maybank sees regulatory push slows GoTo’s path to profitability

Maybank Investment Bank said Tuesday that regulatory push is slowing the Indonesia's tech giant GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GoTo)'s path to profitability.

Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast debuts VF MPV 7 electric vehicle from Indonesia plant

VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer of Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has announced the rollout of its VF MPV 7 electric vehicle from its Subang plant in Indonesia.